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Indefinite pronouns + who/that + V (someone/anyone/anything + who/that)

Band 6-7speakingtask2

Using indefinite pronouns (someone, anyone, something, anything) with relative clauses (who/that) to describe or identify an unspecified person or thing.

Examples

“Is there anyone who can help me with this problem?”

“She wanted something that would keep her warm.”

“Nobody who attended the meeting disagreed.”

Band 8 sentence

“If anyone who attended the seminar has further questions, they should contact the organiser directly.”

Collocations

  • someone who + V
  • anything that + V

Common mistakes

Is there anyone who can to help me?→Is there anyone who can help me?

She needs something which to keep her warm.→She needs something that will keep her warm.

Nobody who attended the meeting, disagreed.→Nobody who attended the meeting disagreed.

Say it for a higher band

5someone + V→6someone who + V→7+someone who/that + V (with correct use of who/that and punctuation)

Synonyms

somebody/anybody/no one + who/that

Easily confused

someone who vs someone that vs someone

“She needs someone who understands her situation.”

Related words

defining vs non-defining relative clauses (use of commas and that/which/who), who + Vthe + superlative + N + (that) + S + Veach of whom + V, which is why + S + Vthe majority of + N + who + Vthose who + VN + such as + N

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